Courtesy of Deadline, here are the first look stills from the production of actor Ben Foster’s latest film, Medieval. Which you all know, if Ben Foster’s starring in a new film, we’re all excited around the ECMOVIEGUYS' offices.The historical action-drama inspired by the origin story of 14th century warlord Jan Zizka of Trocnov (Foster) is currently shooting in Czech Republic with Petr Jákl at the helm. The film also stars Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode and William Mosely. The images below are low-res, but we’ll be sure to keep you up-to-date with this film until its release later next year. Share this post with your friends!

Jákl wrote the screenplay and is producing alongside Cassian Elwes, and Double Tree Entertainment LLC. The film is produced with the support of private investors, the Czech Film Fund, the Prague Film Fund and Creative Europe – Media. Additional support comes from Middle Bohemia Region, the Capital City of Prague and the President of the Senate of Parliament in the Czech Republic. Highland Film Group handles sales.

RLJE Films has released the first trailer for the upcoming drama Galveston, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, starring Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), and Elle Fanning (The Beguiled), based on the novel of the same name by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.

The most watchable and most charismatic actor of our generation continues to put his incredible skills on display in the latest trailer for Galveston. A film that could and very well should get some awards attention later this year. Damn this guy can do no wrong at this point, the man is just a couple of hits away from becoming not just an American treasure, but a damn film icon!

In Galveston, Roy is a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man whose boss set him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky, a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. Determined to find safety and sanctuary in Galveston, Roy must find a way to stop his boss from pursuing them while trying to out-run the demons from his and Rocky’s pasts.

J.B.J Film and Elevated Films announced today that acclaimed actor Ben Foster has been cast as the lead in director Petr Jákl’s historical action drama MEDIEVAL. Jákl wrote the screenplay and will produce alongside Cassian Elwes. The film will be produced with the support of private investors and many Czech state institutions and regions, including the Czech Film Fund, the Prague Film Fund, Creative Europe – Media and others. Principal photography is scheduled to begin this fall in Prague and the surrounding Czech countryside.

The film is inspired by the origin story of the legendary 14th century warlord Jan Zizka of Trocnov (Foster), who along with his band of mercenaries became entangled with an heiress and battled a rival King in a struggle for equality for the Czech people.

Foster is best known for his roles in HELL OR HIGH WATER, 3:10 TO YUMA, THE MESSENGER and ALPHA DOG. He can be seen in the acclaimed film LEAVE NO TRACE earning him rave reviews.

“I actually loved this script and loved Petr’s first two movies. I think he‘s going to do a fantastic job on this film. And I couldn‘t be more excited to work with Ben Foster again, after my experience with him on Ain‘t Them Bodies Saints. He‘s one of the greatest young actors working right now,” said Elwes.

Ben Foster is an actor well-known to audiences for two decades of notable dramatic portrayals. In 2017, he won an Independent Spirit Award, also earning him a Critics Choice nomination for his performance opposite Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water, written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by David Mackenzie; the film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture.

He can currently be seen in Debra Granik’s drama Leave No Trace. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Bleeker Street. The film tells the story of a father (Foster) suffering from PTSD, raising his daughter off the grid. The Atlantic calls his performance” career-best work from Foster”, “Exceptional” by the LA TIMES,

He was last seen on stage starred in Benedict Andrews’ staging of Tennessee Williams’ classic A Streetcar Named Desire, opposite Gillian Anderson and Vanessa Kirby, at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn; the production originated at London’s Young Vic Theatre. He had previously made his Broadway debut in a revival of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, opposite Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge, directed by Daniel Sullivan.

Mr. Foster made his film debut starring in the lead role of Barry Levinson’s 1950s-set Liberty Heights. Since then, his movies have included James Mangold’s hit Western 3:10 to Yuma, for which he shared with the ensemble a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture; Nick Cassavetes’ Alpha Dog; Braden King’s Here; Fernando Meirelles’ 360; Baltasar Kormákur’s Contraband; David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints; John Krokidas’ Kill Your Darlings, in which he portrayed poet William Burroughs; Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor; Craig Gillespie’s The Finest Hours; Ron Howard’s Inferno; Scott Cooper’s Hostiles; and Stephen Frears’ The Program, in which he starred as Lance Armstrong. He starred opposite Woody Harrelson in Oren Moverman’s The Messenger and reunited with the duo for Rampart, on which Mr. Foster stepped into a new role, as producer.

He memorably recurred on the classic television series Six Feet Under, sharing with his fellow actors a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Mr. Foster won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance in the drama about teen bullying, Bang Bang You’re Dead, directed by Guy Ferland and scripted by William Mastrosimone.

He will next be seen starring on-screen in Mélanie Laurent’s Galveston, opposite Elle Fanning, which world-premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival.

A brand new trailer has arrived for director Scott Cooper's stunning new western, Hostiles, which is set to hit theaters this December. The film stars Christian Bale as an Army captain in 1892 who is forced to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back home to their tribal lands across hostile territory.

Let's all enjoy this new trailer.

For me, it just doesn't get much better then this. A western, a western starring Christian Bale, and a western starring Ben Foster! The last time this happen we got James Mangold's modern classic 3:10 to Yuma. Will it happen again with Hostiles? Lets hope so!

So what do you guys and gals think? Sound off in the comments below with your thoughts. As always, thanks for stopping by EastCoastMovieGuys!

Here’s the official synopsis for Hostiles:

Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals encounter a young widow (Rosamund Pike), whose family was murdered on the plains. Together, they must join forces to overcome the punishing landscape, hostile Comanche and vicious outliersthat they encounter along the way. Hostiles is directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass, Out of the Furnace, Crazy Heart) and produced by John Lesher (Black Mass, Birdman, Fury) and Ken Kao (The Nice Guys, Knight of Cups). The film stars: Christian Bale (The Big Short, American Hustle, The Dark Knight) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Jack Reacher), Wes Studi (Avatar, Heat, Geronimo), Adam Beach (Suicide Squad, Flags of Our Fathers), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water, 3:10 to Yuma), Q’orianka Kilcher (Unnatural), Tanaya Beatty (Twilight), Jonathan Majors (Do Not Disturb), Rory Cochrane (Black Mass, Argo), Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Bridge of Spies), Timothée Chalamet (Love the Coopers, Interstellar), Paul Anderson (The Revenant, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), Ryan Bingham (Crazy Heart), David Midthunder (Comanche Moon), John Benjamin Hickey (Get on Up, Pitch Perfect), Stephen Lang (Avatar, The Nut Job), Bill Camp (12 years a Slave, Birdman)

Hostiles is set to hit select theaters on December 22nd and expand nationwide in January 2018.